Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-09
News in Brief.

IoE stopped the flow in the Mississippi
River Monday, at Lacrosse, Wis, and the
Father of Waters has a natural bridge
that may last some months.
M. GAUNT, wealthy colored citizen of
Greene County, Ohio, has decided his
property, valued at $4,000, to- Wilber-
force University, tha leading colored
college.
THE high bridge across the Mississippi
river at Dubuque, Iowa, was formally
opened Tuesday. A very large military,
civic and trades display was made.
IT is said that 1000 Belgian miners
have been employed by Lehigh valley
coal company to take the place of its
striking employees.
The contest over the location of the
republican national convention has
already begun. Chicago is in the lead,
with Philadelphia good second.
NINETY FIVE cigar factories at Havana,
Cuba, employing $4,000 men, shut down
Monday rather than concede an advance
in wages. The manufacturers favor arbi-
tration.
THE visible supply of wheat and corn
is respectively 39,361 ,799 and 6,10f,S32
bushels. Since last report WHEAT increased
4S9,843 bushels, while corn decreased
466,032 bushels.
A New YORK syndicate viii plant the
coming year in Gadsden and Columbia
counties, Florida, over 1000 acres of to-
bacco. It is stated that Florida leaf,
when properly grown and cured, equals
the product of Cuba and Sumatra.
Work is progressing rapidly on tho
Nhipaun SANTA Fa nd iI,ua,,
which will be turned over to the operat-
ing department before January l.
MORTGAGE for SS,O1O,OoO has been
filed at Tuscola, Illinois, by the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois Railroad company in
favor of the Central Trust company of
New York.
DIR. GEORGE SCHRADY, of New York, who
attended General Grant during his last
illness, says that there Can be no doubt
that the disease from which the crown
prince of Germany is suffering is of a
oancerous nature.
THE National Committee of the Prohi-
bition party has appointed Indianapolis
as the place and June as the time of
holding their national nominating CON
vention.
Hon. WILLIAM A. j. SPARKS, of Illinois,
having become involved in personal con-
troversy with his superior officer, the Sec
retary of the interior, has resigned the
office of United States land commits
sioner.
THE total number of votes that were
polled at the recent State election in
Oregon on the Prohibition question Was
1881. The official canvass of the re-
turns show majority of 1856 against
the proposition.
The footing up of election returns in
Virginia show Democratic vote of 49,
SOC, and a Republican vote of 119,3S0.
In five counties the Democrats had no
legislative candidates, and in two counties
the Republicans failed to nominate. The
Democratic majority in the State is es-
timated at $3.50.
ENaINEKR MARKHAM and his fireman
were attacked by a panther Sunday morn
ing between Artell and Minden, on the
Burlington and Missouri road. The men
had left the locomotive to repair a wheel,
when the feline sprang upon them and
severely lacsrated both before being des-
patched with bullet. The animal meas
ured six feet and weighed over 200
pounds.
The strikes of sailors at San Pedro, in
Eureka, in the northern part, ale becom-
ing serious. All vessels at both ports are
tied up and the attempts made to place
new men on the vessel are prevented by
the strikers. 1t is said tnat the strikers
at San Pedro may set fire to the vessels.
The governor has been telegraphed to
send militia.
STATEMENTS are made that certain rail
ways in MICHIGAN have sold upward of
5000 acres of land to which they had no
legal title, and that suits are to be be-
gun by the State of MICHIGAN for the re-
covery of 10000 acres iuegslly held by
railroads through grants of Congress. 1t
is asserted that the States claims against
the General Government can not fail to
realize S2,o0o,ooo, in payment for 1,70O,
acres of swamp lands due from the United
States.